Broiler



(No Model.) r

A. M. THROCKMORTON.

BROILER.

-No.364,612.' a Patent'edJune7,1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADA M. THROOKMORTON, OF GHILL'ICOTHE, OHIO.

BROILER.

EPE CIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,612, dated June 7,1887.

Application filed April 10, 1886. Serial No. 198,458. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADA M. THRooKMbR- TON, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates,residing at Ghillicothe, in the county of Ross and .State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Broilers, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the present invention. Fig. 2 shows inplan view the early stages of manufacture. Fig. 3 shows same slightlymodified; Fig. 4, details in plan showing how the ends of the main wireare secured.

This invention relates to that class of devices known as broilers.Herctofore these devices have been made so as to be used only with anopen fire or on the top of a cook-stove,

necessitating in thelatter case the removal of the lid, and not onlyseriously interfering with the draft of the stove, but exposing the meator article to be cooked to the smoke of the fire, and thereby greatlydeteriorating the flavor.

My invention consists in abroiler of elliptical shape, made of wire, theouter or peripheral wire firmly secured by bracing-wires, so that theshape of the device is permanently fixed and provided with interlacingwires or wire-mesh, and ,on the outwardly-projecting ends of theperipheral wire a handle, all as will now be more fully set out andexplained,

reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, A designates the peripheral wire,whicl1 is bent into anelliptical shape and its projecting ends atwisted upon each other, orthey may project in parallel lines and be held by wired), or solder, asnow shown in the detail, Fig. 4. In order that the peripheral wire A maybe kept in shape under any and all conditions of use, there are providedbracing wires 0 O and D, so as to form a rectangular brace, as shownmore plainly in Figs. 2 and 3. The wires 0 0 run from side to side ofthe peripheral-wire, the former near the handle end, the latter near theouter end, and both are firmly secured at their'ends on the wire A. Thewires D pass lengthwise, and each is secured at its ends .to theperipheral wire A, in contact with the wire G at one end and the wire 0at the other end. If desired, an additional central wire, E, can also beused. It is designed that the peripheral wire shall be larger in sizethanthc brace-wires; but the latter are of such size as to be equal tothe pur pose for which they are used. By this construction wires of anysize, or wire-mesh, can be used in connection with theperipheral wire,since this wire is so securely braced. WVhen wire-mesh is used, thedevice is specially adapted to broil oysters. At this point in the,manufacture the cross and longitudinal wires F- are interlaced with thebrace-wires and with each other, and where it is possible the ends ofthe cross-wires and longitudinal wires secured together as nearlyaspossible on the periph eral wire.

When the wire'structu re has been completed, the'hollow wooden handle Gis placed over and secured upon the ends, and the device is nowfinished.

It is an essential feature in this device that its shape is elliptical,because it can thus be made with sufficiently large surface for holdingagood-sized piece of meat, a fish, or other article to be cooked, and atthe same time be adapted for use by merely opening the door of thestove. It will be noted that in this manner of. use'none of theobjections above named arising in the use of the ordinary broiler canarise. The meat or article to be cooked is brought into the proper anddesirable position relative to the coals; the person cooking is notexposed to the glare of the coals or their radiant heat; the operationof cookingbeing quickly performed, there is no serious interfering withthe usual function of the stove by reason of interrupted draft. It isalso of importance that the wooden handle enables the device to besafely and easily managed without any danger of burning the hand.

This device has been fully and practically tested and found to answerall the desired conditions and is a complete success.

I am aware that it is not broadly new to make a' broiler of wire withtwo leaves, each provided with wire-mesl1 and hinged at their outer edgeand having metallic handles, each leaf being rectangular or round; butthese structures do not answer the conditions which are supplied fullyby my invention. Besides, in constructing the rectangular leaves thereis difficulyin making thebends or angles equal;

then there is the expense of the two leaves, the hinging, &c.

My device is very simple in structure and very cheap in its cost, and,being made very 5 strong by the construction above described, will holdits shape as long as the wire is good for use.

Having now described my invention, what I consider new, and desire tosecure by Letters 10 Patent, is-

A wire broiler consisting of a peripheral wire bent in elliptical shapeand braced at both ends and the sides by cross and lougitudinal wires,and provided with interlacing Wires or wire-mesh, the ends of theperipheral wire securely fastened together and provided with a handle,all substantially as described.

In testimony whereof Iaiiixmy signaturein presence of two witnesses.

ADA M. THROOKMORTON. Witnesses:

S. F. GARRETT, A P. HAMMOND.

